TO: PUBLIC AMENITIES COMMISSION
FROM: STEVEN GIANG, SENIOR PLANNER
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A PUBLIC HEARING CONSIDERING AN EXEMPTION DECLARATION AND CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS APPLICATION FOR A REAR ADDITION AT THE DESIGNATED HISTORIC PROPERTY LOCATED AT 305 NORTH FRANCISCA AVENUE
RECOMMENDATION:
1. Open public hearing and administer oath;
2. Take testimony from staff, applicant, and interested parties;
3. Close public hearing and deliberate; and
4. Adopt a resolution by title only approving the request subject to the findings and
conditions contained therein:
A RESOLUTION OF THE PUBLIC AMENITIES COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF REDONDO BEACH APPROVING A CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS APPLICATION FOR A REAR ADDITION AND ADOPTING AN EXEMPTION DECLARATION FOR THE DESIGNATED HISTORIC PROPERTY LOCATED AT 305 NORTH FRANCISCA AVENUE PURSUANT TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF CHAPTER 4, TITLE 10 OF THE REDONDO BEACH MUNICIPAL CODE
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The applicant is requesting that the Public Amenities Commission approve a Certificate of Appropriateness application for a rear addition to the historically designated property at 305 North Francisca Avenue. The proposed project includes a one-story addition along the rear elevation totaling 300 square feet. The addition includes an attached 137-square foot exterior deck for access to the rear yard. This property is located one block west of the Gertruda Avenue Historic District and is within the original Townsite of Redondo Beach.
BACKGROUND
The property is located on the west side of North Francisca Avenue. The site is 40 feet wide and approximately 108 feet in depth. The existing one-story residence is 808 square feet in size and the detached single-car garage at the rear is 289 square feet in size. The site is Zoned R-3 low density Multi-Family Residential. The Preservation Commission designated the property on June 4, 2008. It was estimated that the Craftsman/California Bungalow resi...
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